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The story may date from the 1950s but many of the themes and messages are as relevant as they are today, which can also be said for other early Costello songs dusted off tonight. | The story may date from the 1950s but many of the themes and messages are as relevant as they are today, which can also be said for other early Costello songs dusted off tonight. | ||
Written in 1978, his dig at | Written in 1978, his dig at fascism and racism, "Sunday's Best," may sound like a gentle waltz with Nieve's brilliant piano playing, but the biting lyrics could be referring to the news of the past few weeks (''"Times are tough for English babies, send the army and the navy, Beat up strangers who talk funny, Take their greasy foreign money"''). | ||
And then there was a slow, freestyle jazz version of his Falkands war song Shipbuilding, written in 1982 but chillingly relevant with this week's Trident debate. | And then there was a slow, freestyle jazz version of his Falkands war song "Shipbuilding," written in 1982 but chillingly relevant with this week's Trident debate. | ||
Not that it was all downbeat or political. There were plenty of lighter moments for those fans simply wanting to hear the classic 70s and 80s hits, even Costello's take on Charles Aznavour's "She" (a song he admitted the band now hate and only play because the audience likes it). | Not that it was all downbeat or political. There were plenty of lighter moments for those fans simply wanting to hear the classic 70s and 80s hits, even Costello's take on Charles Aznavour's "She" (a song he admitted the band now hate and only play because the audience likes it). | ||
With chat kept to a minimum, the hits kept on coming with relentless ferocity, the band barely stopping for breath between songs, among them "Pump It Up," "Watching The Detectives," "Radio Radio," "Green Shirt," "Oliver's Army" and "(I Don't Want | With chat kept to a minimum, the hits kept on coming with relentless ferocity, the band barely stopping for breath between songs, among them "Pump It Up," "Watching The Detectives," "Radio, Radio," "Green Shirt," "Oliver's Army" and "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea." | ||
Sweat-drenched but still pumped up, Costello launched into the Nick Lowe-penned "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love | Sweat-drenched but still pumped up, Costello launched into the Nick Lowe-penned "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" before finally taking their final bow after two and a quarter hours of pure class and musicianship that brought the Bristol Americana Weekend to a rousing, foot-tapping finale. | ||
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{{tags}}[[Concert 2016-07-17 Bristol|Colston Hall]] {{-}} [[Bristol]] {{-}} [[The Imposters]] {{-}} [[Steve Nieve]] {{-}} [[Pete Thomas]] {{-}} [[Almost Blue]] {{-}} [[Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down]] {{-}} [[Sweet Dreams]] {{-}} [[Stations Of The Cross]] {{-}} [[Alibi]] {{-}} [[A Face In The Crowd]] {{-}} [[American Mirror]] {{-}} [[A Face In The Crowd (musical)]] {{-}} [[Shipbuilding]] {{-}} [[Margaret Thatcher]] {{-}} [[Sunday's Best]] {{-}} [[She]] {{-}} [[Pump It Up]] {{-}} [[Watching The Detectives]] {{-}} [[Radio, Radio]] {{-}} [[Green Shirt]] {{-}} [[Nick Lowe]] {{-}} [[(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea]] {{-}} [[Oliver's Army]] {{-}} [[(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?]] {{-}} [[Merle Haggard]] {{-}} [[Don Gibson]] {{-}} [[Charles Aznavour]] {{-}} [[Lucinda Williams]] {{-}} [[Budd Schulberg]] | |||
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